Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer
$120K–$261K
Mountain View, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, and 4+ years of experience with Distributed Services.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs and operates large-scale, identity-aware network data path services for secure access across Microsoft Entra, integrating telemetry and automation to improve security and reliability.
What you'll do
- Design and build distributed data path services and secure networking components for global-scale identity-aware traffic.
- Integrate AI-driven telemetry and automation; collaborate across teams on Zero Trust and Copilot solutions.
- Improve testing, observability, reliability, and live-site support, including on-call rotations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in a listed language, or equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of experience with Distributed Services.
- Ability to meet required Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of L7 proxies (e.g., NGINX, Envoy, HAProxy), L3/L4 firewalls and DPDK.
- Familiarity with continuous delivery/deployment systems and modern DevOps practices; experience leveraging AI/ML for telemetry analysis or automation.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, NGINX, Envoy
AI focus
Integrates AI-driven telemetry and automation to improve security, reliability, and performance; preferred experience includes AI/ML for telemetry analysis or automation in large-scale systems.
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